They invited Ronda Rousey on the last ep of TUF as the first female guest trainer for one of Cruz sessions. She threw some motherfuckers around Olympic judo-stylee.

She also showed up at the house later on to watch the Evans/Jones fight and all the guys besides Faber and Cruz acted like shy teenagers around her and barely spoke to her. It was incredibly awkward TV.

Belcher was insane. I would never step in the ring with Palhares, least of all wilfully enter his guard! Wonder if Palhares will change tack and stop relying on submissions so much for whatever his next fight is.

I can see Koscheck going into retirement soon due to ongoing eye problems -- his looked bad again after that fight. Who did you see as the winner?

Pat Barry is too wee to hang with the heavies. He's 7-5 in the UFC (1-3 in his last five fights). He's a lovely guy, but when he's standing with a guy like Lavar Johnson he's got no chance.

Belcher was insane. I would never step in the ring with Palhares, least of all wilfully enter his guard! Wonder if Palhares will change tack and stop relying on submissions so much for whatever his next fight is.

I can see Koscheck going into retirement soon due to ongoing eye problems -- his looked bad again after that fight. Who did you see as the winner?

Pat Barry is too wee to hang with the heavies. He's 7-5 in the UFC (1-3 in his last five fights). He's a lovely guy, but when he's standing with a guy like Lavar Johnson he's got no chance.

Kos probably edged it, but it was close enough that I can accept the decision.

I loved what Belcher said as he walked back to his team after beating Palhares: "I tooled that Motherfucker".

Don't think there was a dud fight in the whole thing although Cowboy could've put more effort into a finish instead of toying with his opponent. Still at least it should have excorcised any demons and worries from his Diaz fight.

The Fuel 3 card was ace, especially the UFC 145 had a couple of gooduns: Schaub v Rothwell was a frenetic HW scrap, and Rory MacDonald totally tools Che Mills. That kid is terrifying. If you've got the Fox card check out the Palhares fight, as it was mad.

damn Strikeforce events keep passing me by as they seem to go under the radar without the level of internet hype that's unavoidable for UFC cards!

Shame really, as I've always loved Strikeforce. Not so much now, but initially it had a combination of not too much macho posturing, but lots of showbizz razzamataz - a bit like Pride Bushido with the entrances etc. The no ground elbows etc helped on that front I think.

Finally saw the Strikeforce HW GP - Cormier did indeed look good and must be UFC bound. I was under the impression that was Strikeforce's last HW bout so I can't see him not entering the UFC. Not sure he'll do to well in the bigger pond though as he's even shorter than Pat Barry and'll have some beasts to contend with.

And I can't see Strikeforce going for too much longer as with the amount of empty seats at their cards (in not that big venues to boot) can't be good for the books.

FalseAlibi wrote:
Finally saw the Strikeforce HW GP - Cormier did indeed look good and must be UFC bound. I was under the impression that was Strikeforce's last HW bout so I can't see him not entering the UFC. Not sure he'll do to well in the bigger pond though as he's even shorter than Pat Barry and'll have some beasts to contend with.

Cormier would probably be able to do pretty great at 205 if he didn't have major issues cutting weight. However he'll probably do quite well as a heavyweight as well since he, unlike Pat Barry, is not a bad fighter.

Not UFC related but...
If you guys get the change, watch UCMMA28 this wednesday on skysports 3. There you'll see my friend and kb coach Galore (The Human Highlight reel) take on Wendle Lewis, a fighter that was UFC-bound, and if he had won this fight, would've been signed by the UFC.

I say that because what you'll witness is a youtube-worthy knockout of a guy who was undefeated, with the whole place going silent. Galore is actually one of the best kickboxers around (and descent wrestler and BJJ) and that knockout will almost guarantee him UFC interest.

After the last few amazing events, 146 felt a little underwhelming for me.

Maybe it's because I like technical fights and you're unlikely to get that so much with the big guys. The Cain/Bigfoot fight was a bit grim with so much blood sloshing around on the canvas, and although I like Mir, it was painfully obvious he had no place in the cage with Dos Santos.

Happy for Hardy, I'm also hearing Mayhem has been cut after a post-fight showdown with Dana White.